Pamela Shaw studied organ with Dr William Lindberg and Dr. Donald Beikman in the USA and with Prof Walter Kraft at the Musikhöchschule in Lübeck, Germany. She currently sings with the St Paul (RC) Cathedral Choir in Pittsburgh (PA) and recently served as the long-term interim organist and choirmaster at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Highland Park. She has master degrees in musicology and in library sciences. Pam earned her Service Playing Certificate from the AGO and the NPM in 2024.

Alexandra is an Australian-Ukrainian organist with a keen interest in Ukrainian organ music. She gives recitals and accompanies church services in Sydney.

Katy is an organist and conductor based in London at St Mary’s Church, Putney. After singing in her local parish church choir as a child, Katy took up the organ at 13 and later held the organ scholarship at Worcester College, Oxford. She graduated with Distinction from the Masters course at the Royal College of Music in 2018. Katy currently teaches the organ at City of London School and gives recitals both in London and further afield. She also conducts the children’s choir at St Mary’s and enjoys coaching other young singers on the Oxford and Cambridge Singing School courses.

Claire M Singer is a composer, producer and performer of acoustic and electronic music, film and installations. In recent years her work has focused on composing and performing a mix of organ, cello and electronics with two albums, Solas and Fairge, released on Touch. Claire is also the creator and Artistic Director of the annual Organ Reframed festival at Union Chapel, which she launched in 2016. The only festival of its kind in the UK, Organ Reframed focuses on commissioning innovative new music and introducing new artists and audiences to how versatile the organ is.

Willeke Smits is a Dutch organist, based in Leiden, Hooglandse Kerk, where she plays on the De Swart Van Hagerbeer-organ 1565/1637 and the Father Willis-organ 1892/2015 and accompanies the Leidse Cantorij, the church's permanent choir. As an ambassador of the organ, Willeke also has a thriving career as concert organist, in which a challenging repertoire is for her a priority. She works as an organ teacher to train the new generations, is a conductor and composer.

Ann Elise Smoot is the Director of Oundle for Organists and Chair of the Young Organ Scholars Trust. She has been a founder or participant in numerous educational initiatives since moving to the UK 25 years ago from her native USA. She has combined her passionate interest in education with a recital career that has taken her to major venues across the USA and Europe, where her performances of a wide-ranging repertoire have garnered critical acclaim.

After many years as a church pianist, Eileen first discovered the organ during her master's degree at Michigan State University. Now, as organist at Epworth United Methodist in Durham, NC, she is passionate about presenting new compositions and works by underrepresented composers. She holds masters degrees in composition and music theory, with a focus in music for interactive media. Outside of music she enjoys climbing, reading, and trying new foods.

Isabella is an organist, cellist, and pianist, currently a music scholar at Guildford High School For Girls. Before studying the organ with Martyn Noble at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, she began with Katherine Dienes-Williams, Organist and Master of Choristers at Guildford Cathedral. As well as taking part in the Cambridge Organ Experience, Isabella has played at school commemorations and prepares for future services. She is passionate for performing, and aims to inspire others to take up the organ and spread the joy of music.

A native of Washington and Oregon, Dr Damin Spritzer is Area Chair and Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Oklahoma and Artist-in-Residence for Cathedral Arts at Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Dallas. She has performed in Israel, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Norway, France, England, Belgium, Iceland, and throughout the US. She has released seven critically acclaimed CDs for Raven Recordings recorded in France, the United States, and England.

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Jennifer began organ lessons aged 14 in Merseyside, going on to study music at Girton College, Cambridge. She continued studying in Amsterdam and New York before returning to London where she has been a parish church music director, organist and piano and violin teacher for almost four decades. Now a freelance organist, she enjoys playing all sorts of services in south east London.

Arabella's mother has a picture of her lying on a organ stool next to an organist when she was a few weeks old. She loved pulling the stops and dancing on the pedal board when she was two. Now, she is seven, and truly loves learning this beautiful and powerful instrument.